We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.

I believe this is true. I cannot understand why that bothers you. Especially siince the poor are far better off. It seems obvious that you cannot have a good economy that lifts all boats if you concentrate on punishing success. So perhaps it's time for the Marxist socialist to accept the fact that millionaires and billionaires are necessary to a strong economy that helps the poor. I do not understand the mentality of the alt-left that cannot stomach the idea that someone somewhere is getting rich so therefore we must tax them back into poverty.

Markets have helped lift billions of people out of abject poverty. However, saying that doesn't salvage the claim that "The World's Poorest People Are Getting Richer Faster than Anyone Else."

GoneWithTheWind: So perhaps it's time for the Marxist socialist to accept the fact that millionaires and billionaires are necessary to a strong economy that helps the poor.

Certainly some income inequality is essential for the proper workings of markets, and all the benefits that derive therefrom. However, saying that doesn't salvage the claim that "The World's Poorest People Are Getting Richer Faster than Anyone Else."

GoneWithTheWind: I do not understand the mentality of the alt-left that cannot stomach the idea that someone somewhere is getting rich so therefore we must tax them back into poverty.

What the heck is the "alt-left"?

In any case, we provided evidence. Perhaps you would argue the point rather than deflecting.

Zach: Markets have helped lift billions of people out of abject poverty. However, saying that doesn't salvage the claim that "The World's Poorest People Are Getting Richer Faster than Anyone Else."

I’m not trying to salvage any such claim. I am happy and content to know that for so many poor people life is better today than it was 100 years ago or EVER primarily because of capitalism and freedom. (This is often even true in poor 3rd world countries that don’t enjoy either capitalism or freedom thanks to the effects of the rising economic tide.)

Zach: “Certainly some income inequality is essential for the proper workings of markets…”

Why “some”? Why even care how much rich people make? This isn’t a zero sum game. I want more millionaires and billionaires not less.

Zach: What the heck is the "alt-left"?

You! Everyone else who wanted Hillary even knowing her crimes. Everyone who wanted Bernie. Every far lefty who isn’t ashamed at what Obama and Hillary did while in office. Everyone who likes Marxist socialism or thinks Lenin wasn’t so bad or wears a Che T-shirt.

Perhaps it's a century past time for the Corporatist rightist to accept the fact that millionaires and billionaires are commonly created through the manipulation of money and markets stridently warned about by the American founding and recognized ever since. I do not understand the ignorance of the ostensible right that cannot stomach the idea that criticisms of this corporatist oligarchy and its lobby are correct but that they should remain a protected class that effectively keeps the other classes in debt and tax slave poverty, calling this system free markets.

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